The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21
A Druggists Mistake.
A Sick Mans Wife Dlsregards the
Druggists Advice and So Saves
the Life of Her Husband.

am a wood carver by trade and it is
out of my line to write letters; but my
wife thought it was no more than right
that 1 should let you know what your
remedy has done for me, and 1 think SO
too.
live in East 18th street, west of Third
avenue, and have lived there for about
twenty-three years, where 1 own real
estate. Up to the time am about to men
ton l had been strong, we'll man. There
was always more or less malaria in the
ighborhood, but 1 had not personally
\ suffered from it. 1t was in 1880 had my
| first attack. 1t came on as such attacks
commonly do, with headaches, loss of ap-
petite and ambition, chilly sensations
| with slight fever afterwards, disposition
| to yawn and stretch, and so forth. l was
employed at that time at Killians d
Brothers, furniture manufacturers, in
West 32d street. l hoped the attack
would wear off, but as it didn't consulted
a Unknown and able physician in Nor
risania, who gave me quinine and told me
what to do. can sum up the first four
and half or five years of my experience
in few words. Occasionally 1 was laid up
for day or two, but on the whole stuck
to my work. kept taking quinine, in
larger doses from year to year, and kept
on getting weaker and worse, slowly but
surely, all the time My trouble was now
well defined and its symptoms were steady
and regular. 1 had dumb ague in its
worst form, and it was grinding me down
in spite of all that l could do or the doc
tors could do. 1t held me in a grip like
fire in burning coal mine. The poison
had gone all through and over me and
nothing was able to touch it. l was fast
losing flesh and strength, and about
March, 1884, knocked off work entirely
and went home to be down sick, and to
die for all / could tell. l ran down so
rapidly that soon became unable to walk
any distance. Later l went from room to
room in my own house only by friends
holding me up by each arm. The doses
of quinine were increased until 1 often
took thirty grains at dose. The effects
of this tremendous stimulation was to
make me nearly wild. 1t broke my sleep
all up, and l often walked the floor, or
staggered about it, all thong, scarcely
able to bear any noises or even human
speech. My temper was extremely irri-
table. AS to food, one of my little chill
dren would eat more in a meal than l
could in day. l would order food and
then turn from it in disgust. | lived on
quinine and other stimulants and on my
self, like bear in winter. The quinine
set my head in whirl, and the liquor
given as a medicine-made' my stomach
so sick l conld not tolerate it.
From 175 pounds (my proper weight
ran down to 81 pounds-the weight of
light girl-and was scarcely better than
skeleton.
If anybody had taken a Ratchet and
knocked me down and killed me | should
have been better off.
During the latter part of this period,
early in 1886, my physician said: MILLER,
there's no use in my taking any more
money of you, can't do you any good.
| might pour pounds of quinine down
your throat and it wouldn't help you"
On the strength of this l gave up the
use of quinine altogether, and made up
my mind to do nothing more and take
my chances,
Three weeks aiterwards-about the last
of May-my wife saw an advertisement
of Kaskine in hew York paper. She
told me of 1t. l said: "Stuff and non
sense! it can't DO me any good" But she
went to a druggists, nevertheless, to get
it. The druggist advised her against
Kaskine; he said it was nothing but sugar;
that she ought not 10 throw away her
money on it, etc. He said he didn't keep
it, but could get it if she insisted on hav-
ing it. Turning away in disgust my wife
spoke to our neighbor, Mr.. A. G. Hege-
valid, who got her a bottle at drug store
in Sixth avenue.
Almost against my will, and without
the least faith, began taking it. In one
week was better. l began to sleep. 1
stopped seeing ghosts l began to
have an appetite and to gain strength.
This was now the first of June, 1886, and
by the end of that month l was back at
my bench at G. P. Smiths scroll saving
factory in 10th street, where 1 work
now.
Since then have never lost day from
sickness. Taking Kaskine only, about
forty pellets in four equal doses day, l
continued to gain. The malaria appear
ed to be killed in my system, and now
I've got back my old weight-175 pounds
and my old strength to labor. 1 am an
establishment to myself and to my friends,
and if Kaskine did not do this l don't
know what did. The only greater thing it
could do would be to bring dead man to
life. FREDERICK A MILLER,
$50 East 18TH street, New York.
p. S.-For the absolute truth Of the
above statement / refer to the following
gentlemen, who are personally acquainted
with the facts: Mr.. Alexander Weir, 626
156th street, Mr.. George Seaman, 158th
street and Courtlandt avenue; Mr.. A.
Moebus, l54th street and Courtlandt
avenue; Mr.. P. f. yaupel, 154th street
and Courtlandt avenue; Mr.. John Lunny,
$50 East 15Sth street; Mr.. John Renshaw,
l24 125th street, and many others. will
also reply to letters of Inquiry.
We submit that the above astonishing
cure, vouched for as it is by reputable
men, is deserving of thorough and can
did investigation by thinking people.